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Kelso School District 458's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2023), Kelso School District 458 took in $95.3 million and spent $101 million.

Latest recorded year: ended August 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money83%School district taxes14%Fines and other1.4%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)0.8%County and local tax money0.5%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

83%

of Kelso School District 458's money comes from state tax money.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 59%.

School district taxes14%

Property tax
14%$13.5 million

Fees for services0.8%

Fees for services
0.8%$774 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school tuition and transportation and 1 more
  • Other school charges$755 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$11 thousand
  • School lunches$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
0.2%$196 thousand

State tax money83%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
83%$79.0 million

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$509 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$1.3 million
Fines
<0.1%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges95%Interest on debt3.9%Sent to other local governments1.2%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
95%$95.7 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$95.7 million
Interest on debt
3.9%$3.9 million
Sent to other local governments
1.2%$1.2 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$1.2 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Kelso School District 458. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended August 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Kelso School District 458 itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.